Hunting News
Before 2024
- Iowa DNR encourages hunters to discuss hunting plan, safety after 2023 incidentsThe opening weekend of Iowa’s second gun deer season saw another 50,000-plus hunters enjoying time in the timber in pursuit of whitetails. Unfortunately, ther...
- Take part in a First Day Hike in an Iowa state park or forest this New Year’s DayWhat’s the best way to spend New Year’s Day? Take a First Day Hike in an Iowa state park or forest! Hikers can expect to be surrounded by the quiet beauty o...
- Silent treatment during Pennsylvania’s second week of gun seasonThis past Saturday afternoon, the final day of the Pennsylvania season for hunting deer with rifles, found me in a climbing-stand on a hillside watching a flat ...
- Chasing early-season bluegills in clear water of West Lake Okoboji a challenge worth pursuingFor years, ice fishermen from across the Midwest have traveled to northwest Iowa’s West Lake Okoboji to sight fish the finicky bluegills for which West Okoboj...
- Newly-published study examines deer behavior in the presence of wolvesA study recently published by a University of Minnesota research team shines new light on deer behavior, by comparing populations considered “savvy” and “...
- Nation’s top waterfowl pros coming to Minnesota in FebruaryWaterfowl professionals from the Mississippi Flyway Council will meet in February at Cragun’s Resort on Gull Lake in Brainerd – the first such annual multi-...
- Multi-site themed hiking events adding a winter twist in IllinoisWinter hiking has long been a beloved outdoor activity for adventure enthusiasts, offering unique challenges and breathtaking landscapes. In recent years, there...
- WI Daily Update: Important early-ice safety tipsHere is some important ice safety advice that can help those who want to venture out on the early ice. The post WI Daily Update: Important early-ice safety tips...
- MN Daily Update: Important early-ice safety tipsHere is some important ice safety advice that can help those who want to venture out on the early ice. The post MN Daily Update: Important early-ice safety tips...
- Rediscovering New York’s Southern Zone an enjoyable way to extend the deer seasonThere was a time when I believed that all the deer in New York were in the Southern Zone. And any time I had the opportunity to hunt there, I would pounce on it...
- Interested in buying hunting land? Here’s how to locate your dream of a game-rich paradiseAmong the many benefits of being a hunter in the United States is the ability to find public land relatively close to home on which to target deer, ducks, grous...
- Many questions continue to surround forward-facing sonar in fishingAs fishermen, we’ve always wanted to know what’s under the water. Where are the fish? What kind of fish are they? Back in the day, we used our eyes to figur...
- Outdoor Insights: Pheasants Forever grows its lobbying horsepower in attempt to reverse trend of dwindling upland-bird habitatSt. Paul-based Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever continues to grow its lobbying horsepower in Washington D.C. With its recent hiring of Ariel Wiegard as the i...
- Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program could use some helpReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 15, 2023, edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. The post Minnesota Letters to the Editor: Conservation...
- Looking for lakers? Try Loon Lake in Minnesota’s Cook County this ice-fishing seasonTravel up the Gunflint Trail out of Grand Marais and it doesn’t take long to reach some wild, pristine country. This scenic drive located in the Arrowhead reg...